Kinectās patent application said the device could recognize American Sign Language. Microsoft then backed off the claim, at least for the initial generation of the device, saying that sort of application would be supported in later models. Then people started developing open-source Kinect drivers and doing all sorts of cool things with them. And lo and behold, the commercially available Kinect recognizes sign language.
https://lastchance.cc/kinect-patent-says-it-can-read-sign-language-5607905%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Itās still a solid demonstration of the deviceās capabilities, and if youāre wondering about its practical application ā a person who cannot speak can use some other input already available ā itās possible this could be used in an educational program teaching sign language, to the hearing and non-hearing alike.
Kinect Used to Translate Sign Language [Ubergizmo]
